All Chapters of Departure in Despair: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

When the System found me once again, I was celebrating my birthday alone."Confirming egress from this world. Seven days until the portal opens."I nodded quietly, then grabbed a piece of cake and stuffed it into my mouth. The poor-quality cream tasted awful, but when I remembered that this was my last birthday cake in this world, I swallowed it without complaint. Before I could even put my hand down, the door to my room was violently kicked open. My older brother, Blake Rivers, saw me crouching on the floor. Disdain filled his eyes. "So this is the reason you refused to come out to celebrate Remy's birthday even after we called you so many times! You're already celebrating your birthday on your own here!"Upon hearing that, my dad stepped out from behind Blake. Immediately, he grabbed the cake in my hand and threw it into my face without hesitation. The sticky cream smeared my face and my hair, and the sliminess was quite upsetting.I looked at my dad, stunned, but all I got

After I had just cleaned up all the mess on the floor, my mom pushed open my bedroom door with a cake box in hand. She sat down in front of me and showed me the box. "You haven't eaten dinner yet, right? There are some leftovers. Eat."Although my family would doubt and hurt me again and again, I would always soften up whenever I faced my mom. Back in my original world, I lost both my parents when I was very young. I had to live with my uncle and aunt. They treated me as nothing but a burden, providing me only with the bare minimum. Whenever I saw others in their mom's arms, I would always watch them enviously. When I came to this world, I enjoyed the familial love I never had. My mom treated me like her treasure and loved to call me "her baby Fiona". When I was sick and got hospitalized, she would care for me and stay with me the whole day, delaying her work.From my new parents, I experienced the things I never had. I grew addicted to their affection, so much so that I didn't

I repeated my compliment to Remy.It was obviously not what she wanted to hear. Annoyed, she was about to retort when my mom cut her off. "It's getting late. Remy, finish your breakfast. Let Fiona take you to school later, okay?"When Blake heard this, he frowned unhappily. "Mom! If you let her take Remy to school, she's going to abandon Remy again. Don't forget what she did when Remy just came back last year!"Fifteen years ago, Remy was kidnapped. While my parents pitied her, they couldn't get close to her in such a short time after finding her. Not to mention, I had been at home accompanying them in the years Remy had gone missing.When it came to food or shopping, my parents would always think of me first. Blake would always forget about Remy whenever he took me out to play. Every single time, I needed to remind them that there was someone else at home. Back then, Remy would always look at me and the love I enjoyed with seething jealousy.I didn't pay much attention, belie

Returning home from school, I discovered there was no one in the house. Silence reigned.Remy seemed to have calculated the time I would reach home and immediately sent me a string of pictures from inside an airplane. "Dad and Mom said I look too exhausted lately, so they're taking me to Snowland to ski! Only me, Fiona! Envy me!"The reason Remy sent me those pictures was because she wanted to see me get angry and throw a temper tantrum. However, I already understood my place in my family's hearts. I calmly switched my phone off and took out a pack of quick oats for dinner.In my original world, I learned to cook very early in life. After I came here, though, I rarely went into the kitchen thanks to my parents and brother doting on me. If I wanted to eat anything, I just had to tell them, and they would remember it. It would then appear on the dinner table the very next day.Mom's words had been: "You're our most cherished treasure. We can't bear to see you cook."When Remy ca

Once I reopened my eyes, I was already in the form of a soul floating at home.The System's mechanical eyes twinkled. "There's still time before the portal opens. For now, you can observe what happened after you left your body in the form of a soul."I nodded. It had already been four hours since my passing. I had enough time to make a trip back, even if I moved slowly. Blake was frowning, displeased. "Where's Fiona? She said she's going to buy the cake, but I bet she's lazing around somewhere."My dad looked at his watch, his other hand perched on his waist. He wanted to say something when a call cut him off. When he picked it up, he was greeted with a stern, formal voice."Hello, is this the father of Ms. Fiona Rivers? We are from the precinct on the west side of the city. We need you to come over and identify a body."My dad's voice was icy, and he snapped impatiently, "Did Fiona put you up to this? Tell her to come home quickly! We don't have time to fool around!"The tone